Message To My 17 Year Old Self

When I was 17 years old I read a blog post that changed my life forever.

The one important message I took from reading that blog was...

"Start meditating now and you'll be a super hero in a few years time"

If just one 17 year old kid reads this and takes the same message then I'll be happy.

At that time in my life I was struggling bad with my mental health and my sense of direction in life.

I was doing a lot of drugs and drinking a lot of alchohol with my friends.

I felt very disconnected from my "true self" and I wasn't happy.

So the promise of "being a super hero" sounded pretty good to me.

15 years later and things are very different so I wanted to write this blog in case there are any young people out there following my work and looking for the same message of hope.

To cut to the chase, I'll let you know that I have been able to create the reality I always dreamed of living.

Here's how it went for me...

From age 17 - 21, I didn't tell anyone about the self development work I was doing because I was embarrassed, however in that time, I developed a whole new perspective on my thoughts, my mind and myself that set the foundation for the incredible life I have now created.

From 21-25, I was still struggling with bad habits like drinking and doing drugs despite the good habits that I had developed like journalling and meditation.

During this time I also travelled around the world.

It was epic and I visited 40+ countries and all the 7 continents.

Very cool however an unexpected thing happened...

I had this big goal to visit Antarctica and when I achieved that goal I felt a deep sense of disappointment.

It's a 10-day round trip to Antarctica on a big boat and on that trip, I met a bunch of Aussies and we all got on the piss together.

So after what was meant to be the most incredible trip of my life, I was hungover and felt like shit.

It was after that trip, when I was 25 years old, I decided to go completely sober for a year.

This is when everything changed for me.

From 25 onwards (after I got sober) I started to get clear on who I was and who I really wanted to be.

I started to find purpose in my life because once I sorted my own health and wellbeing out, I started to focus on helping others.

• Helping others is the secret unlock most people need.

Everyone is usually so focussed on themselves which is really selfish and leads to constant feelings of lack and insecurity.

When you focus on helping others, you're coming from an abundant energy.

It's like, "I have enough and I actually have an overflow from which I can give back"...

I believe this is really where you want to get to if you're interested in changing your life.

This is when things started to seriously accelerate for me.

From 26 - 27, I explored a couple of different purpose-driven career paths, still trying to find that one thing for me.

Then, I had this opportunity just land in my lap.

I got an opportunity to do a Meditation Teacher Training & Mindfulness Diploma.

I had never in a million years thought I would end up being a meditation teacher but when that opportunity came, it felt perfect.

I had been practising personally for 10 years at this point and it made total sense that I would be able to help others with the same issues I had overcome myself.

After teaching some classes, workshops and helping out at local events, I realised I had a talent for this work.

So I started coaching people on how to manage their stress and anxiety

This was back in 2020 and since then I have grown the business beyond what I originally dreamed of having.

Originally I wanted to do purposeful work, I wanted to earn $100k/year, I wanted to get married and have a family and I wanted to be the healthiest and best version of myself.

Now I have achieved all of that and more...

• I live my purpose helping others every day.
• The business is well beyond $100k/year.
• I am happily married to my beautiful wife.
• We have one beautiful daughter and a son due June 2025.
• We live in our dream home that's a 100m walk to the beach in a great community.

I feel truly blessed to be in this position.

Everyday I get to wake up and think about how I can best give back to the world.

• This is true abundance.

It's not the material things I have but the free time and energy I have to give back.

It's that overflow.

That's what I'm most grateful for in life.

It's my hope that by writing this email I can inspire at least one person, maybe a 17 year old kid like me, to start working on themselves, create some dreams and go after them.

You can do it.

With Optimism,

Josh

P.S. Here's a Youtube video that goes deeper into my story and lessons I've learned over the last 15 years.

P.S.S. If you want to work with me closely, here's how you can do that:

• Watch this free training showing you how I can help.
• There are instructions and next steps at the end of the video.
• If it all looks good, you can book a discovery call with me.

From there, we can get you onboard and start the journey of going from Anxiety to Alignment by changing your beliefs and mastering your mind.